After a moment of silence, just as Rosse raised his hand, preparing to let Gion make a move—
"The divine guard has already been killed. If you want to find the god, then go to the Sanctuary."
In the crowd, a blonde beauty suddenly stood out, pointing toward the direction of Upper Yard.
"Conia!"
Next to the woman, a bald youth was a little anxious and tugged at her.
Skypiea hasn't never had outsiders come.
Just a few years ago, there was a group of pirates called Roger's Pirates who came to Skypiea.
The strength they showed at that time was stronger than what Gion displayed.
But in the end, didn't that group of people still leave Skypiea? People from the Blue Sea fundamentally wouldn't stay here for long.
Now stepping out at this moment, once this group of invaders leaves, Conia, this betrayer, will definitely be dealt with.
"You're called Conia?", Rosse smiled at the corners of his mouth and looked at Conia.
Golden long hair dazzling like sunlight, a tall figure wrapped in a pink dress, outlining an alluring curve. Especially eye-catching was the scale of her chest, stretching the hem of the dress to be shorter by a bit, revealing a pair of slender, fair legs that shimmered under the sun and made people dizzy.
Aside from that, the pair of white wings on her back, not too big nor small, light and agile, added a bit more charm.
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[Conia]
[Overall Rating: D-]
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Although it was only a D- rating, Rosse was still a bit interested in Conia.
Rosse didn't know her, but felt she looked somewhat familiar.
Conia's appearance seemed a bit like Conis, who Luffy met when he arrived at Skypiea twenty years later.
If nothing unexpected happens, Conia is the person he's looking for.
But whether she is valuable or not depends on her answer.
"Sir, I am Conia!", Conia raised her head, completely ignoring the youth next to her who was about to cry, and instead stepped forward two steps, facing Rosse.
But just because she didn't care didn't mean the youth beside her was indifferent.
"Conia, what are you doing? You'll die if you do this!", The youth pulled Conia, somewhat exasperated.
Conia doing this not only put herself in danger, but was also a betrayal to Skypiea.
"Pagaya! If no one steps out, it'll only cause meaningless deaths. I can tell, this sir is not someone who is passionate about slaughter," At this moment, Conia displayed a kind of courage that ordinary people didn't possess.
When everyone else was retreating, only she stood out.
After speaking, Conia gently broke free from Pagaya's hand. Her obsidian-like bright eyes stared directly at Rosse without fear, "Sir, I am Conia. I beg you to spare the others. I... I am willing to take you to the Sanctuary. I can take you to see our god."
"I admire your courage," Rosse smiled slightly, did not respond to Conia's words, but instead beckoned toward her, "Come to my side."
Conia hesitated for a moment, but after looking around at the Skypieans with their heads lowered and at Pagaya who didn't even dare to look at her anymore, she sighed softly in her heart.
She knew, at this moment, the only one who could save the people of Skypiea was herself.
As long as they didn't resist, Rosse probably wouldn't do anything to them.
Thinking this, she stepped out from the crowd and stood by Rosse's side.
After Conia stepped out, Rosse put his arm around Conia's shoulder.
Conia's body trembled slightly, but in the end she didn't say anything, nor dared to resist.
She felt that for the sake of the others, it was worth it no matter what.
Rosse didn't care about Conia's trembling. He looked around at the people below, the corners of his mouth carrying ridicule, "Look at you cowards. I just asked for someone who could take charge, no one dares to volunteer, and no one dares to nominate another? A bunch of cowards not even as good as a little girl, even worse than the Shandians."
"Sir! You can't speak of the Skypieans like that! We Skypieans have our own pride, not something those barbaric Shandians can compare with!", Pagaya suddenly stood up, neck stiff, shouting at Rosse.
Who knows where he got the courage.
"What's your name?", Rosse's eyes didn't even change. He just gave him a glance, tone cold as frost.
"I...", Pagaya was just about to puff up his chest and give his name, but from the corner of his eye he saw the surroundings.
Each Skypieaer was like a quail, heads bowed, not even daring to breathe loudly, no one echoing him, let alone stepping out to support him.
Pagaya instantly deflated, like his spine was pulled out, completely panicked inside.
He did harbor resentment toward Rosse in his heart.
Conia was his childhood sweetheart, and if nothing unexpected happened, she would be his bride in the future.
But unexpected things come fast.
Rosse's arrival destroyed all that.
Even if Rosse left afterward, Conia would be spurned by the people of Skypiea. How could he still marry Conia?
But asking him to go head-to-head with Rosse, even if given a hundred guts, he wouldn't dare.
Even the divine guard was killed by that terrifying woman, let alone an ordinary Skypieaer like him.
He originally thought, when Rosse mentioned the Shandians, it would incite the shared hatred of the Skypieans, and everyone would stand up together to refute Rosse.
Who knew, after shouting for so long, the surroundings were silent, not even a fart from anyone.
'A bunch of cowards!'
'A bunch of fools!'
Pagaya cursed everyone around him in his heart.
'Do you think tucking your neck and playing dead means these invaders will spare you?'
In a fit of rage, Pagaya suddenly squatted down, hands over his head, voice almost sobbing:
"I'm sorry! Honorable sir! I... I was too agitated just now! Please forgive me!"
"Pfft!", In the silent air, two bursts of unrestrained laughter suddenly exploded.
Moa and Gion laughed out loud without any restraint. Their gazes toward Pagaya were filled with contempt and disdain.
Pagaya's little thoughts, they could see right through at a glance. His relationship with Conia also couldn't be hidden from anyone.
Conia was willing to risk herself to protect her people, even letting Rosse put his arm around her shoulders.
But this Pagaya? All he could do was yell from the back, and the moment things went south, he curled up like a ball. A complete and utter loser.
They looked down on this kind of person the most.
Especially Moa.
She didn't know if it was just her imagination, but Pagaya's extremely mediocre face actually reminded her of Dragon for a moment.
Thinking of that, Moa got even more annoyed.
She was really fed up.
'Are all the men in this world either bullies or cowards?'
Pagaya, hearing Moa's unrestrained laughter, didn't even lift his head. He simply chose to play dead.
But in his heart, he wasn't nearly so silent.
'Why laugh at me? What's so funny?'
'Others didn't even dare to stand up, at least I stood up.'
It's just that others didn't cooperate.
Otherwise, he would've gone up first thing.
'And Conia! It's all Conia's fault!'
If she hadn't jumped out to play savior, would Pagaya have all these chaotic thoughts? Wouldn't he have just stayed quietly in the crowd and kept silent?
This group of people never went on a killing spree from the start, probably never planned to do much. At most just scare people.
'Conia, oh Conia, why did you have to be the bird that sticks its head out? Why show off?'
Anyway, they were hiding in the middle of the crowd. Even if people were going to die, it wouldn't be them first.
'Isn't silence better?'
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